Bibliograph

Drama for students, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas, Anne Marie Hacht, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton, Volume 22

Type

Label

Drama for students, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas, Anne Marie Hacht, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton, Volume 22

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

photographsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drama for students

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

171273255

Responsibility statement

Anne Marie Hacht, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton

Series statement

Gale virtual reference library

Sub title

presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas

Summary

Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context

Table Of Contents

Arms and the man / George Bernard Shaw -- The belle's stratagem / Hannah Cowley -- The cenci / Antonin Artaud -- The changeling / Thomas Middleton and William Rowley -- Copenhagen / Michael Frayn -- Fires in the mirror / Anna Deavere Smith -- For services rendered / Somerset Maugham -- Habitat / Judith Thompson -- I hate Hamlet / Paul Rudnick -- Imaginary friends / Nora Ephron -- The Laramie project / Moises Kaufman -- Machinal / Sophie Treadwell -- Off the map / Joan Ackermann -- Topdog/underdog / Suzan-Lori Parks

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